Psalms 37

Treated in 26 passages across the library.

  • 37:4 Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart. 4
  • 37:3 Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on [his] faithfulness. 3
  • 37:7 Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 3
  • 37:5 Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass. 2
  • 37:6 And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy justice as the noonday. 2
  • 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand. 2
  • 37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide. 2
  • 37:37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is a [happy] end to the man of peace. 2
  • 37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, [it tendeth] only to evil-doing. 1
  • 37:10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be. 1
  • 37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous. 1
  • 37:21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth. 1
  • 37:23 A man’s goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way. 1
  • 37:34 Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 1
  • 37:39 But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah: He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. 1

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  1. Godliness · Catherine Booth

    The Perfect Heart cites Psalm 37:37

    …pretation, where all sides are agreed, for I don't want controversy. We will just look at Psalm 37:37: "Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of pe…

  2. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    June cites Psa 37:5

    …XIETY “Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.”-- Psa 37:5. THIS PSALM from which our text is taken breathes the spirit of optimism. The Psalmist sa…

  3. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Threshing cites Psalm 37:17

    … foul breath, but he does not manage the Lord’s corn: “The Lord preserves the righteous” (Psalm 37:17). Not a providential stroke is left to chance. The Lord ordains the timing, the measure, …

  4. Waiting on God · Andrew Murray

    Patiently cites Ps. 37: 7

    … and wait patiently for Him. Those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the land.'—Ps. 37: 7,9(R.V.). 'IN patience possess your souls.' 'Ye have need of patience.' 'Let patience have…

  5. Waiting on God · Andrew Murray

    Keeping His Ways cites Ps. 37: 34

    … Ways. 'Wait on the Lord, and keep His way, And He shall exalt thee to inherit the land.'—Ps. 37: 34. IF we desire to find a man whom we long to meet, we inquire where the places and the way…

  6. A Short and Easy Method of Prayer · Jeanne Guyon

    Abandonment to God cites Ps. xxxvii. 5

    …vi. 3). “Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass” (Ps. xxxvii. 5). Abandonment, then, ought to be an utter leaving of ourselves, both outwardly and inward…

  7. Waiting on God · Andrew Murray

    Introduction cites Ps. 37:7

    …Heart.—Ps. 31:24. . . 49 10. In Humble Fear and Hope.—Ps. 33:18-22. . . 54 11. Patiently.—Ps. 37:7,9. . . . 59 12. Keeping His Ways.—Ps. 37:34. . . 63 13. For More than we Know.—Ps. 39:7, …

  8. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.1 The First Commandment cites Psa 37: 3

    …ves him heaven, he will give daily bread; he trusts his bond: ‘Verily thou shalt be fed.’ Psa 37: 3. Can we trust God in our fears? When adversaries grow high can we display the banner of f…

  9. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Preached on Occasion of the Death of the Rev. Mr. John Fletcher, Vicar of Madeley, Shropshire cites Ps. 37:37

    …esley). “Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: For the end of that man is peace.” Ps. 37:37. In the preceding verses, taken together with this, there is a beautiful contrast between…

  10. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    VIII. Truly gracious affections differ from those affections that are false and delusive, in that they tend to, and are attended with the lamblike, dovelike spirit and temper of Jesus Christ cites Psalm 37:10

    …of the saints, that the meek and the godly, are used as synonymous terms in Scripture: so Psalm 37:10, 11, the wicked and the meek are set in opposition one to another, as wicked and godly: "…

  11. The Possibilities of Prayer · E. M. Bounds

    Prayer—Facts and History cites Psalm 37: 3

    …morrow's evils were not to be considered. He was simply teaching the same lesson found in Psalm 37: 3, “Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt …

  12. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.2 Love cites Psa 37: 4

    … Aquinas. This is loving God, to take delight in him. ‘Delight thyself also in the Lord’ (Psa 37: 4), as a bride delights herself in her jewels. Grace changes a Christian’s aims and delight…

  13. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    The best things work for good to the godly cites Psalm xxxvii. 39

    …re fainting. And there is another promise, “He is their strength in the time of trouble” (Psalm xxxvii. 39). “Oh,” says the soul, “I shall faint in the day of trial.” But God will be the strength …

  14. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of August cites Ps. 37:31

    …g. 5 LAW IN THE HEART "The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide" Ps. 37:31 Put the law into the heart, and the whole man is right. This is where the law should be; …

  15. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.8 The Eighth Commandment cites Psa 37: 21

    … with an intention never to pay them again. ‘The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again.’ Psa 37: 21. What is it but thievery to take money and goods from others, and not restore them again.…

  16. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of November cites Ps. 37:4

    …RES "Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart" Ps. 37:4 Delight in God has a transforming power, and lifts a man above the gross desires of our f…

  17. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of December cites Ps. 37:3

    … in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed" Ps. 37:3 Trust and do are words which go well together, in the order in which the Holy Spirit has …

  18. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.9 The Ninth Commandment cites Psa 37: 6

    … clear up the names of his people. ‘He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light.’ Psa 37: 6. As he will wipe away tears from the eyes, so will he wipe off reproaches from the name. …

  19. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.3 The Word cites Psa 37: 31

    …opied out, and written a second time in our hearts. ‘The law of his God is in his heart.’ Psa 37: 31. The word says, ‘Be clothed with humility.’ 1 Pet 5: 5. Let us be low and humble in our o…

  20. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    Why all things work for good cites Psalm xxxvii. 8

    …work for good. Discontent is a sin which puts us upon sin. “Fret not thyself to do evil” (Psalm xxxvii. 8). He that frets will be ready to do evil: fretting Jonah was sinning Jonah (Jonah iv. 9).…

  21. The Life of Trust · George Müller

    Reaping in Joy cites Psalm xxxvii. 4

    …d. “Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” Psalm xxxvii. 4. The desires of my heart were, to retain the beloved daughter, if it were the will of God…

  22. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    June cites Psalm 37:4

    …ill, let him TAKE THE WATER OF LIFE FREELY.” June 14 “Delight thyself also in the Lord.” (Psalm 37:4) The teaching of these words must seem very surprising to those who are strangers to vita…

  23. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    July cites Psa 37:7

    …him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.”-- Psa 37:7. IT IS a mistake to be always turning back to recover the past. The law for christian liv…

  24. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    The case of Indisposition resolved, and Discouragements cites Psalm xxxvii. 24

    … shoulders to help us to bear our infirmities. The Lord will put his hand to heave us up, Psalm xxxvii. 24. You have heard of the patience of Job, saith James, chap. v. 11, we have heard likewise …

  25. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Christ's government shall be openly victorious cites Psalm xxxvii. 6

    …sun n the firmament, Matt. xiii. 43, and their righteousness break forth as the noon-day, Psalm xxxvii. 6. The image of God in Adam had a commanding majesty in it, so that all creatures reverence…

  26. Stepping Stones · Gareth Evans

    Stepping Stones cites Psalms 37:23-24

    …n his way, though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD upholds his hand” (Psalms 37:23-24). I see so many stations or ‘stepping stones’ in my life that have led on to deeper exper…